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Joel Leftwich

Farm Hands on the Potomac…for Feb. 8, 2017

02/08/17 11:00 AM By Agri-Pulse staff

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2017 - Joel Leftwich is stepping down as majority staff director for the Senate Agriculture Committee to pursue other interests. He’s being replaced by James Glueck, a senior policy adviser for the panel who has experience at USDA and in the private sector. Leftwich is a longtime aide to Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and a former top lobbyist for PepsiCo. Glueck, a native Texan, has been on the committee staff since March 2013.

 


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daybreak over farm

Agri-Pulse Daybreak for Feb. 8, 2017

02/08/17 8:02 AM By Philip Brasher
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2017 - There is more evidence of a continued downturn in the U.S. farm economy. USDA says that net farm income is likely to decline this year by 8.7 percent to $62.3 billion. That would make this the fourth straight decline since the peak in 2013.
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Daybreak

Agri-Pulse Daybreak for Feb. 7, 2017

02/07/17 8:09 AM By Bill Tomson
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2017 - Sonny Perdue, President Donald Trump’s pick to be the next USDA secretary, continues to meet with members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, but there’s still no news on a date for a confirmation hearing, according to Hill aides. Perdue, who has the endorsement of his predecessor Tom Vilsack, is racking up support from Republicans and Democrats.
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Ship

With TPP a distant memory, NCBA hopes to protect NAFTA

02/06/17 5:06 PM By Spencer Chase
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2017 - Actions taken by the White House have spelled the almost certain demise of the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Rather than licking their wounds from their loss, a major agricultural trade supporter is now being forced to jump into action to protect a long-standing deal.
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daybreak over farm

Agri-Pulse Daybreak for Feb. 6, 2017

02/06/17 8:28 AM By Bill Tomson
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 2017 - News that the Trump administration was considering a 20 percent tariff on Mexican imports to pay for a border wall sent shockwaves through the international trade sector, including much of the farming industry that relies heavily on exports.
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